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About Love Tags

When I had my son, I discovered lots of new things about myself. One was that I started using a ton of cutesy names for him. I am by no means a cold person, but I can be kind of slow to let my guard down. A little serious sometimes. I knew I would adore my son and say oo-goo-goo, but I was taken aback by how much I gushed. My mouth could hardly keep up with the joyful love I wanted to express, so out came all these "love tags" as I call them. I admit: some of them made no sense at all. That's one reason I love the song "Little Sack of Sugar" (Woody Guthrie). It sounds a lot like the first year of me talking to Gavin.

So when I created this blog to share what I was learning as a new mom, it seemed natural to include the love tags. I was compelled to share some of our deepest newborn struggles -- namely Gavin's digestive issues and my nursing challenges -- but I always had fun reflecting on Gavin's antics and how much I loved my little squenchy squench.

As he continues to grow up, the blog is changing too (though not nearly as fast -- sheesh). I am spending time on interests other than my son (what?!). So you may notice
that soon I will start "tagging" other things I love with posts beyond the topics of kids and parenting. Also, as a fellow blogger pointed out, there will come a day when Gavin won't want mommy posting all the funny things he says. But there won't be a time that I don't enjoy reflecting on our journey.